[JPBass]

Heard one of the draggers off Long Beach pulled up a 25 lb. Fluke yesterday. Don't know how true it is.

Anybody else hear anything along these lines??

 

[Mad Mahi]

Could be....

Another Atlantic Halibut!

Hear about these a couple of times a year. They used to be very prolific, but , like a lot of fish, have been over harvested. They are definitely more frequent in more northerly waters. But, considering the long cold winter, there might be some inshore in our area.

Let us know if it is a fluke or aa "fluke".

 

[625313]

ITS TRUE

Im sure this is true beacuse im sure that the dragger that caught it had enough sense to tell the two apart...........rumor has it its at the nautical mile

 

[Captneilf]

Hi all.

What a shame to kill a fish like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ronzo]

25#!

How many feet of water did they get it in?

 

[Hipshot]

Capt. Neil,
If a bigger fish is to be caught, it will be at the LAWNS, 1/4 mi. from my dock!
Hipshot
P.S. Nice seeing you at the SWAP MEET (aka coffee clotch) last weekend!

 

[Leprechaun]

Yeah I heard about that fish today . . .

While I hanging out with Mark Flynn over at his shop. But hte story has gotten a little twisted over the past day or so.

What happened was that the original report was that the fish was caught in "40" and the second-party reteller thought the dragger capt meant "Feet".

He did not. He meant "Fathoms." Just a bit of a difference. Like about 50 miles off the beach.

Got this right from another dragger captain who called in a report of a catch of 25,000 lbs of squid to Mark via single side band.

So now you know "The rest of the story."

rgds, Leprechaun

 

[TRADEnFISH]

Could be? If it is true it would have been caught in at least 40 fathoms...Friend of mine is a dragger out of Shinne**** and he's been dragging the fluke all winter either 40 miles off Montauk or in the Canyon. They just lowered his limit to 150 pounds a day, it was 500 a day.

 

[MIKE TUNA]

Hope they leave some Fish and bait for us !!

MT

 

[Savvy18]

If Mark Flynn said it, I believe it...

 

[seaslug44]

Not as unusual as you might think...

Fluke in the 20lb+ class are caught by commercial draggers more frequently than you can imagine.

 

[Flukinit]

Could you imagine seeing a 20lb. fluke come up...

at the end of your rod. Holy Jeez what the **** would you do? I know get net and get it in the boat but after that? I was fishing this summer on my friends boat off Jones Inlet and one of the guys got a 12.5 and that looked huge coming up in a big circle. A 20lber. must but look like a big brown car door coming up.
I wonder where they go in the summer if you hear of commercial guys netting them once in a while. I know the biggest fluke caught was I believe around 22lbs. But I haven't heard anything near 20 in a long time. Are these 20 lb fish to smart to get caught by rod and reel after all they didn't get to be 20 lbs. by being stupid and going after everything or they would have been caught by now.

 

[TRADEnFISH]

Latest Rumor

It was caught in 60 feet of water off Long Beach. Would someone please post a picture!

 

[Leprechaun]

Nope, Mark didn't say, he heard it while I was there.

rgds, Leprechaun

 

[Flukinit]

I also spoke w/ my friend..

who works in a bait and tackle shop and he heard the 25 lber was netted in 60' of water off the Rockaway area. Rockaway and Long Beach pretty much the same area w/ Long Beach a few miles to the east.

 

[616357]

That is Flukezilla!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mad Mahi]

Hey, LEP !

How long did they say that 25,000 pound squid was? (LOL)

 

[615965]

Hipshot

would i be right to guess your dock is in huntington?

 

[YAFLOUNDER]

hehe...big fluke

i think ill go and get one of them for the tourney boys...im pretty sure a fish like that could take T3...

hipshot...if they are that close to your dock, can i fish with you???

i too would like to see a picture of that fish!

 

[614668]

sandflea, the lawns usually refers to west side of Shelter Island. Although the lawns of Huntington are impressive, it does not hold same quality fish as East end waters.